filesystem vs ckb

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	ckb by nyxCore-Systems
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 95
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	50
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph
Language	TypeScript	Go
Last commit	this month	1 mo ago

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

ckb · Summary

CKB is a comprehensive code intelligence platform providing MCP server with tools for code analysis, impact assessment, and architecture mapping.

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

ckb · Use cases

AI-assisted code review with precise impact analysis and risk scoring
Architecture understanding and documentation through semantic queries
Dead code detection and tech debt identification in large codebases

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

ckb · Install

Installation

Option 1: npm (Recommended)

npm install -g @tastehub/ckb

Option 2: Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew tap SimplyLiz/ckb
brew install ckb

Option 3: Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/SimplyLiz/CodeMCP.git
cd CodeMCP
go build -o ckb ./cmd/ckb

Setup for Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ckb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@tastehub/ckb", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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